Alamo Heights High School
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| Alamo Heights High School | |
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| Address | |
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6900 Broadway Street , 78209 United States | |
| Coordinates | 29°29′28″N 98°27′53″W / 29.491199°N 98.464793°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Traditional Public |
| Established | Original schoolhouse: 1909 Original High School building: 1923 Current High School building: 1950 |
| School district | Alamo Heights Independent School District |
| Superintendent | Dana Bashara |
| NCES School ID | 480759000045[1] |
| Principal | Cory Smith |
| Faculty | 120.15 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,606 (2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.37[1] |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Athletics conference | UIL Class AAAAA |
| Mascot | Mules |
| Newspaper | Hoof Print |
| Yearbook | Olmos |
| Website | Alamo Heights High School |
Alamo Heights High School is a public high school located in the city of Alamo Heights, Texas and is the only high school in the Alamo Heights Independent School District. For the 2021-2022 school year, the school was given a "B" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]
Athletics
[edit]The Alamo Heights Mules compete in the following sports:[3]
Cheerleading, Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Swimming, Diving, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball.
State Titles
[edit]- Boys Basketball - [4]
- 1952(3A), 1954(3A)
- Football - [5]
- 2006(4A/D1)
- Boys Golf - [6]
- 1950(City), 1956(2A), 1963(4A), 1964(4A), 1965(4A), 1968(4A), 1970(4A)
- Boys Soccer - [7][8]
- 1987(All), 2012(4A)
- Girls Golf -
- 2023(5A), 2024(5A)
- Girls Swimming - [9][10]
- 1973(3A), 2014(4A)
- Team Tennis - [11]
- 1984(4A), 1986(4A), 1987(4A), 1988(4A), 1993(4A), 1994(4A), 1995(4A), 1996(4A), 1998(4A), 1999(4A), 2000(4A),2002(4A)
- Cheerleading - [12]
- 2016(5A), 2017(5A), 2019(5A), 2020(5A)
Notable alumni
[edit] | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (September 2017) |
Actors/Producers
[edit]- Dayna Devon, class of 1988, is a former TV host of the syndicated show- EXTRA.[13]
- Brenda Marshall, actress[14]
- Ross Richie, class of 1988, comic book publisher and founder of Boom! Studios.
- Peter Weller, class of 1965, is an actor in movies such as RoboCop.[13]
Architects
[edit]- Robert Hammond, class of 1988, co-founder and the executive director of Friends of the High Line.
Authors/Journalists
[edit]- Marie Brenner, class of 1967, is an author, investigative journalist, and writer-at-large for Vanity Fair magazine.[citation needed]
- Rick Riordan, class of 1982, is a San Antonio-based novelist of the Tres Navarre mystery series for adults and The New York Times bestselling Percy Jackson series for children.[13]
Baseball
[edit]- Billy Grabarkewitz, class of 1964, former MLB player
- Davey Johnson, class of 1961, former manager of MLB's Washington Nationals and 3 time World Series winner as coach & player
- Forrest Whitley, MLB pitcher with the Houston Astros
Basketball
[edit]- Ben Lammers, professional basketball player
Biochemist/Biologist
[edit]- Angela Belcher, attended, is the Director of the Biomolecular Materials Group at MIT.[citation needed]
- William H. Cade, class of 1964, Animal Behaviorist, Othroperist, President Emeritus of the University of Lethbridge.
Educator
[edit]- Light Townsend Cummins, class of 1964, is the official State Historian of Texas.[citation needed]
Fashion Designer
[edit]- Marisol Deluna, class of 1985, is an American fashion designer.[15]
Football
[edit]- Patrick Bailey, class of 2004, former linebacker for the Tennessee Titans and won a Super Bowl with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2009.[13]
- Chase Clement, class of 2004, was a quarterback for the Las Vegas Locomotives and won the UFL's 2010 Championship Game taking home the game MVP trophy.
Inventors
[edit]- "Tito” Beveridge, class of 1979, founder of Tito’s Vodka
- Bette Nesmith Graham, inventor and founder of Liquid Paper
Military
[edit]- Kara Hultgreen, class of 1983, (D. 1994), first female carrier-based Navy fighter pilot.[16]
- Michael A. Nelson, class of 1955, (1937–2024), Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force.
Musician
[edit]- Arthur Barrow, musician, composer, producer, and arranger. Played with Frank Zappa, Robby Krieger, The Doors among others. Worked with Giorgio Moroder on Top Gun and other soundtracks.[17]
- Christopher Cross, class of 1969, is a recording artist with Top 40 hits including "Sailing" and "Arthur's Theme".[13]
- Clay Tarver, class of 1984, co-founder of the bands Chavez (band) and Bullet LaVolta, screenwriter for the movie Joy Ride and Writers Guild of America award-winning Executive Producer of the HBO show Silicon Valley[18]
Politician
[edit]- Joe Straus, class of 1978, is a former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.[citation needed]
- Susan Weddington, class of 1969, state chairman of the Republican Party of Texas from 1997 to 2003[19]
- Jeff Wentworth, class of 1958, served in the Texas Senate from 1993 to 2013 after tenure in the Texas House of Representatives from 1988 to 1993.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Alamo Heights High School (480759000045)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ "TEA". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Schools - The Athletics Department .com". theathleticsdepartment.com. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Boys Basketball State Archives". uiltexas.org. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Lone Star Football Network - 2006 San Antonio Alamo Heights Mules -- texas high school football teams scores playoffs history". Lone Star Football Network. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ UIL Boys Golf Archives Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UIL Boys Soccer Archives Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2011-2012 State Champions — Archives — University Interscholastic League (UIL)". uiltexas.org. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "University Interscholastic League". uiltexas.org. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "2013-2014 State Champions — Archives — University Interscholastic League (UIL)". uiltexas.org. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ UIL Team Tennis Archives Archived October 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ League, University Interscholastic. "Spirit — University Interscholastic League (UIL)". www.uiltexas.org. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
- ^ a b c d e Miller, Carole (October 7, 2009), "Alamo Heights ISD packs 100 years of history into a weeklong party", San Antonio Express-News, retrieved May 27, 2011
- ^ Clark, W.K. (December 31, 1939). "It's Another Brenda's Year". The Salt Lake Tribune. Utah, Salt Lake City. p. 49. Retrieved June 25, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Miller, Carole (October 7, 2009). "Alamo Heights ISD packs 100 years of history into a weeklong party". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ Spears, Sally (1998). Call Sign Revlon. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-809-7.
- ^ Of Course I Said Yes!: The Amazing Adventures of a Life in Music, Arthur Barrow, 2016, ISBN 978-1522979838
- ^ "2016 Writers Guild Awards L.A. Ceremony - Press Room".
- ^ "Alamo Heights High School (Class of 1969)". ahh69.com. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
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